Automobile-trunk.



J. M. PRITUHETT.

AUTOMOBILE TRUNK.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.2,1911.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

Wilma mes" James m. Pmrcrm'rr,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF VINCEHNES, INDIANA, ASSIG'NOR 0F ONE-HALF '20 JAMES vtfsnrrn, 0Fvrucnrmns, INDIANA.

AUTQMQBILEP-TRUNK.

Spectflcathm erect-i mune Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

Application filed December 2, 1911. Serial No. 663,492.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES M. Pnrronn'r'r, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Vincennes, in the county of Knox and State ofIndiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Automobile-Trunks,of which the following is a specification.

- This invention relates. to automobile trunks and the principal objectof the 1nvention is to provide a simple and ellicient device of thischaracter having means for effectually preventing dust, dirt or ram fromentering the trunk and also means whereby tool trays therein are coveredby an auxiliary tray which prevents the escape of tools from the tray.

A further object of the invent-ion is the provision of a simple andeflicient support for the trunk which may be readily attached toautomobiles-of different makes.

Further objects of this invention will appear as the following specificdescription is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, whichforms a part of this application, and in which Figure 1. is a detailside elevatlon of an automobile showing the trunk in position thereon.Fig. 2 is a vertical transversesection through the trunk taken on theAline 22 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section taken onthe line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an. enlarged detail sectional viewshowing the hinged connection of the lid and the box. I

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 represents the body of anordinary automobile or motor vehicle to each side of which is secured asupporting bar 2. These supporting bars are extended rearwardly from theback of the automobile body and having horizontal flanges 4 bent up frombetween their ends and leaving a vertical extension 5 at the end of thebars against which a cross connecting stri 6 is adapted to abut. Thiscross strip 6 orms an abutment for the. forward portion, of the trunk 7which is preferably bolted to the flanges. The strip 6 is secured in anysuitable manner to the bars 2 and the outer end of the bars haveconnected thereto supporting cables or rods 8 whose opposite ends areconnected tothe body of the vehicle adjacent the top thereof.

The trunk 7 comprises a body which is divided into separate compartments9 and 10 by means of a removable central partition 11. Mounted withinthe compartments 9 and 10 are suitable supports 12 upon which tool boxesor trays 13 are mounted, the upper end of the tool boxes being open andcovered by a tra 14 which rests thereon and upon the partition 11. Theside of the trunk adjacent the automobile is provided at its upper endwith an outwardly and upwardly curved extension 15 and lying within tsion is a hinging rod 17 which extends entirely across the trunk throughthe ends thereof and projects sufliciently far to extend through thedependin' flanges 18 on the ends 0 the lid 19. Tfiese flanges extendaround the front of the lid and over.- hang the box to prevent dust orother foreign matter from entering the trunk, the top being inclined soas to shed rain. Adjacent the rear edge of the top, the same 18 providedwith a raised rib 20 and secured to the top ilmnediately in the rear ofthe raised rib is an L- or V-shaped member 21 which overhangs theoutwardly and upwardlycurved flange 15 and works thereover when the lidis raised. The lid is held in raised position b toggle levers 22 as iscustomary and is he (1 in closed position by a lock of any preferableconstruction.

What I claim as new is e recess 16 formed bysaid exten-.

1. An automobile trunkcomprising a reoutwardly and upwardly extendingflange on the'receptacle, a rod lying in the recess formed b saidflange, said rod passing through the flanges of the lid to pivotallyconnect the lid to the receptacle, a raised rib on the lid adjacent itsrear end, and an L-shaped dust guard secured to the lid in the rear ofthe rib and adapted to operate over said outwardly and upwardlyextending flange.-

2. An automobile trunk comprising a receptacle having aninclined upperedge, a

.flangedlid mounted on the receptacle, an

outwardly and upwardly extending flange on the receptacle, means topivotally connect the lid to the receptacle, and an L-shaped dust guardsecured to the lid and adapted to 10 operate over said outwardly andupwardly extendin flange.

In testnnony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. JAMES M. PRITCHETT.

Witnesses CHARLES G. MoOoRD, FANNIE GRAETER.

